Need Him Volunteer Newsletter
We Need Your Help!!!
THANK YOU for your commitment and support of this ministry. We would not have made 25 years if it weren't for each of you that share our passion for proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In This Edition....
"Milestones In The Past 12 Months"
"The Need Has Never Been Greater"
"What Can I Do?"
"I Am Not Worth Saving"
"Milestones In the Past 12 Months"
In the past year, the Ministry has received over 370,000 incoming conversations from over 200 different countries. We surpassed 900,000 subscriptions to our Bible Reading Plans on the Holy Bible app. We have seen over 580 students from our Academic Partners take part in conversations. As a Ministry, we have exceeded 5 Million conversations. It has been a tremendous year of celebration and accomplishment as we have seen many lives changed.
"The Need Has Never Been Greater"
Whether you have been faithfully serving for years, just taken your first conversation or may not have been active for some time, please know how valued you are as volunteers. The success of the Ministry is built on the hearts of so many faithful and active volunteers. Please know, we cannot do this without you.
Even with all the success from this past year, the need has never been greater. The recent pandemic brought many life issues to the surface and has caused many to seek conversation. Topics like loneliness, fear, and depression are mounting and the time has never been more right for us to share the Hope of the Gospel Message.
Each day we are doing our absolute best, but are still unable to respond to hundreds of incoming conversations from many hurting and broken. As such, we are asking each of you to prayerfully consider increasing your commitment by an hour per week, allowing God to use you to meet the broken and hurting.
"What Can I Do?"
You may ask, "What can I do?" Simply log in and get started. If you have forgotten your login credentials or feel you need a refresher training course, we can quickly get you set up and provide some follow-up training (Via Zoom).
We are asking each of you to consider logging in to help. We understand the hurdles: life is busy, I am not sure I know enough, what if I cannot answer a question, etc... but please remember that it is the Spirit of God who speaks in and through us. We are simply vessels God desires to use to impact this broken world.
The Ministry has many resources for you to sharpen your evangelism skills as well as to share with seekers on the Volunteer Training Portal.
Visit the Portal: https://needhimvolunteer.com/
Password: NHGresources
Respond to chris@needhim.org and he can reset your login credentials or set up a training session for you.
"I Am Not Worth Saving"
Several years ago the ministry acquired a short code for texting. This is an abbreviated number that allows for quicker connection. The number we sought was 53787 because that spells Jesus.
We have been able to use this strategically for different campaigns as it is obviously much easier to remember Jesus versus a ten digit phone number. But the true blessing is how we connect with a little over 1000 people each month that are texting Jesus. They do not have a relationship with Him or know how to pray so they simply start texting. Often it is real, raw and some times even heart breaking.
One recent text started with the simple message:
"I am not worth saving"
One of volunteers shared God's love and all Jesus has done to pay for our sins. This led to the response:
"How can God love a sinner like me? I've done things that I'm so ashamed of."
After talking about salvation and forgiveness this young man prayed to seek forgiveness and ask Jesus into his life as Lord and Savior. We discussed purpose and some resources to help this new journey as a follower of Jesus Christ. He then shared the following:
"Thank you for saving my life. I was going to end my life today but you helped me see truth and who I am in God's eyes."
There are times we may question the expense of keeping this number and all the conversations that don't produce fruit. Then God reminds us that He is in control and that our call is to keep sharing truth and not try to measure the results versus the expense in some worldly way.
In closing, please know that we are incredibly grateful for each of you giving your time to share the Gospel. Thank you for serving our Lord through us. Please let us know if we can be praying for you in a specific way. Blessings to you...
Need Him Global - - - Chris, Marshall, Pete, Julie, Karen, and Cathy
